William Barret Travis

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William Barret Travis
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The Early Years

• William Travis was born on Aug. 9, 1809 in South
  Carolina.
• When he was nineteen he married a girl named
  Roseanna Cato
• When Travis was only twenty years old he and his
  wife had a son named Charles Edward Travis.
• He came to Texas in early 1831. he practiced law
  first in Anahuac then at San Felipe.

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Travis in the War

• Travis was one of the first to join the army when
  times became rough.
• Travis was one of the hundreds who came to the
  aid of the battle of Gonzales although he did not
  get there soon enough to fight.
• On June 29, 1835 he raised a regiment of 25
  volunteers and captured Captain Antonio Tenorio
  at Anahuac.

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The Rise of the Alamo

• Travis first entered the Alamo with only 40 men
  (Jim Bowie commanded the volunteers)
• Travis commanded only the regulars until Bowie
  was struck with Typhoid and was bedridden. Travis
  then took full command of the defenders at the
  Alamo.

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The Plea for Help

• On February 24, 1836 Travis wrote a letter to the
  army officials in Gonzales and other Texas
  cities.
• He was trying to raise reinforcements to help
  defend the Alamo.
• No one would answer the call.

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The Seizure of the Alamo

• Santa Anna's men were ready and stormed the Alamo
  on the dawn of March 6, 1836.
• All of the defenders were killed.

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The cost of the Alamo

• The defenders of the Alamo all died under a
  battle with over 10,000 Mexican troops. Although
  they lost they fought proudly for their fellow
  Texans to be free.
• They were proud to serve!

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Travis Death

• William Barret Travis died on the morning of
  March 6, 1836 defending the Alamo. He was one of
  the first to die in that fortress. Yet he died
  proudly, defending the rights that every man
  should have. His main cause of his actions was
  for freedom. He wanted his son and all of the
  citizens of Texas to be free. He actually
  convinced more than 180 men to believe what he
  believed.
• He stood up for the freedom of innocents and died
  for that freedom.

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Afterward

• The battle of San Jacinto ended the Texas
  revolution. The Alamos defenders were remembered
  in this battle cry Remember the Alamo.

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Annotated Bibliography

• http//hotx.com/alamo/travis.html This helped
  out with the research with good well studied
  information.
• http//www.lsjunction.com/people/travis.htm This
  site provided accurate information about the
  topic.
• http//www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WWtravisW.htm
  this site gave very graphic details about the
  life of the person.
• http//www.graceproducts.com/travis/life.html
  this site did a lot for this project. It gave
  good details about the famous life of this man.